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Ken Griffin

Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors

AUM $875B
1-Year Est. Return 40.91%
 

Ken Griffin founded Citadel, one of the world’s largest and most successful hedge funds. Starting his trading career from his Harvard dorm room at a young age, Griffin quickly developed a keen sense for markets and built Citadel into a global powerhouse with billions in assets under management. Known for his quantitative and technology-driven strategies, Griffin has also made headlines for significant philanthropic contributions, supporting causes in education, the arts, and public institutions. Over the years, he has earned recognition as one of the preeminent figures in modern finance.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+15.45%
1 Year Est. Return
+40.91%
3 Year Est. Return
+115.85%
5 Year Est. Return
+132.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+518.81%
AUM
$201B
AUM Growth
+$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$13B
Cap. Flow %
-6.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.23%
Holding
10,449
New
1,429
Increased
3,737
Reduced
3,810
Closed
1,251

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$415M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$402M
3
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$384M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$379M
5
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$304M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$1.98B
2
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$596M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
+$460M
4
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$398M
5
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$342M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 5.97%
2 Financials 4.82%
3 Healthcare 4.18%
4 Industrials 3.64%
5 Consumer Discretionary 3.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CRBN icon
4276
iShares Low Carbon Optimized MSCI ACWI ETF
CRBN
$1.19B
$2.02M ﹤0.01%
+17,290
New +$1.94M
TEN
4277
CALL
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
90,900
-7,000
-7% -$221K
SYNH
4278
PUT
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
+38,900
New +$1.89M
DISCK
4279
PUT
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
79,200
-16,200
-17% -$423K
MLI icon
4280
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14.6B
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
256,796
-38,084
-13% -$280K
VXZ icon
4281
PUT
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN
VXZ
$30.5M
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
27,825
+3,775
+16% +$289K
RETA
4282
CALL
DELISTED
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RETA
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
23,500
+16,900
+256% +$1.4M
GLDD
4283
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
225,344
+118,319
+111% +$920K
TRMB icon
4284
CALL
Trimble
TRMB
$13.4B
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
49,700
+7,600
+18% +$288K
XHS icon
4285
State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF
XHS
$209M
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
31,122
+10,042
+48% +$675K
HOUS
4286
PUT
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
176,000
+63,600
+57% +$980K
CBM
4287
CALL
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$2M ﹤0.01%
51,600
-21,300
-29% -$872K
BRF icon
4288
VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF
BRF
$20.1M
$2M ﹤0.01%
93,888
-47,596
-34% -$1.06M
MIK
4289
CALL
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$2M ﹤0.01%
175,500
+46,300
+36% +$634K
AWK icon
4290
PUT
American Water Works
AWK
$27.1B
$2M ﹤0.01%
19,200
+1,800
+10% +$177K
EAT icon
4291
PUT
Brinker International
EAT
$10.2B
$2M ﹤0.01%
45,100
-175,100
-80% -$7.89M
FHLC icon
4292
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF
FHLC
$3.4B
$2M ﹤0.01%
44,929
-48,854
-52% -$2.13M
OEF icon
4293
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.5B
$2M ﹤0.01%
15,953
-28,124
-64% -$3.39M
AB icon
4294
CALL
AllianceBernstein
AB
$3.41B
$2M ﹤0.01%
69,100
+38,800
+128% +$1.14M
CNX icon
4295
CALL
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.28B
$2M ﹤0.01%
185,200
-16,400
-8% -$185K
FDRR icon
4296
Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising Rates
FDRR
$764M
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
63,133
-248,317
-80% -$7.63M
FTSM icon
4297
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.54B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
+33,251
New +$1.99M
KRO icon
4298
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$975M
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
142,266
+11,018
+8% +$152K
BSCN
4299
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCN
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
+95,857
New +$1.96M
AKR icon
4300
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.86B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
73,088
-12,201
-14% -$337K
170 171
172
173 174

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Ken Griffin's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,449 positions worth $201B, up 10% from $183B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $13B in Q1 2019, closing 1,251 positions and reducing 3,810 holdings. Its most notable exit was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, an estimated $223M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6% of assets, up from 4.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Elanco Animal Health worth $251M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2019 buy was Elanco Animal Health: 7,832,197 shares worth $251M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2019, an estimated $415M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $223M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $201B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,429 new positions and closed 1,251 in Q1 2019.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $201B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.